Reed-weaving machine



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MARSHALL B. LLOYD, OF lFELl') COMLJALRTY, OF CHUSETTS.

MENGMNEE, MICHGAN, ASSGNOR TO HEYWOODfifi/'AKE-V BOSTON, IIASSACHUSETTS,A COREORATON OF MASSA- REED-WEAVING MACHINE.'

Application led August 14, 1925. Serial No. 50,230.

This invention relates to improvements in reed weaving machines andconsists vof the matters hereinafter described and more particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is herein embodied in ma-V areas in the fabric, disposedto form thel desired design character or configuration therein.

Another object'of the invention is to provide a machine of the kindcapable of weaving a tubular fabric with designs therein, which machinewhile simpiein construction1 is fast and positive in operation.

My invention further consists in the form, i

construction, arrangement and cooperation of parts whereby the abovenamed objects, together with others which will hereinafter appear areattainable and my invention Will be morereadily understood by referenceto the accompanying drawings which illustrate what I consider 'at thepresent time, the best embodiment thereof. Y

In said drawings zl is a view in side elevation of a reed weavingmachine embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scaleas taken on theline Qf-Q of Fig.v 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on an enlarged scale as taken orthe line 3-3 of Fig. 1. l

Fig. 4 is a vertical detail sectional view on an enlarged scale as takenon the line Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a pattern` means.

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controlling plate embodied in my improved weaving machine.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal detail sectional view as taken on the line 7-7 ofFig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a traveller block forming a part of theVmechanism shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 yis a perspective view of another part of the mechanism shown inFig. 7.

Fig. 10 is a perspective of a certain combined `star wheel and ratchet.embodied in my improved weaving machine.

Fig. 1l is-a view in elevation of a fragment of a reed fabric producedby my improved machine and illustrates the formation of a diamond shapeddesign by weaving a plurality of courses of filler strands on the sameside of some stakes and on the other side of other stakes.

The machine herein illustrated and described is similar in some respectsto the machine shown and described in my prior U.' S. Patent No.1.465,445 issued on Aug. 21, 1923, which machine was incapable of form*ing designs, characters or other configura'- tions in the finishedfabric. i

TheV improved machine comprises generally the following parts ormechanisms, to wit. frame; stake holding andV positioning means; stakemanipulating means together with pattern plate for controlling the design in the A,finished fabric; lfiller stra-nd inserting means andlfiller strand packing As a matter of convenience and in order tosimplify and facilitate the understanding of the machine, I shalldescribe the same 'in substantially the order above The frame.. y

The frameV ofthe machine comprises a substantially rectangular baseplate and arising from each end thereof is a pair of vertically'disposedposts 2 2, only one post of each pair being shown herein as in Fig. l.Said posts are suitably braced from the base by braces 3--3 and the topends of the posts of each pair connected together byv transverse footboards 4 4 upon whichfthe operator may stand as when in removing thefinished fabrick from the machine.

Arising' from said base, midway between said pairs of posts, is asuitable standard 5, the top end of which includes oppositely 'extendingparts 6 6. Said standard inlos ' cludes vertically aligned. bearingsleeves 7-7 in Which is journalled a main driven shaft from which theassociated mechanisms of the machine receive their motions. On thebottom end of said shaft is fixed a large bevel gear 9 which meshes Witha pinion 10 on a horizontal drive shaft 11 journalled in thebase 1. Saidshaft projects at one end beyond one end of the base, and on said shaftend are mounted fast and loose pulleys v12 and 13, respectively.Arranged coaxially with the shaft 8 is a non rotative threaded rod141-., the purpose of which will later appear.

Fixed to the shaft 8 above the standard 5 is a cylinder 15 having topand bottom flanges. The top flange is formeel to provide'a complete gearring 1G and the bot-tom flange is formed to provide a short gear toothsection 16. as best shovfn in Figs. 1 and 7, respectively. A. suitableend thrust bearing 17 is provided on the top end of the standard 5 forthe 'cylinder 15.

Sta/ce zoZcZz'ng md position/11g means.

The stake holding and positioning means includes a circular ring orplate 18 which fixed to the driven shaft 8 at a point a short distanceabove the cylinder 15. ln the periphery of said ring or plate 18 isformed a rounded groove 19 of av diameter less than that of said ring.or plate so as to define top and bottom elge portions 'in which areformed arcuately spaced notches 20-20 of a size to receive the stakes21. Rising from the top surface of said ring or plate near its peripheryis a plurality of vertically disposed relatively short pins 22, one forand in radial alignment With each notch 20. The ring or plate 18 is alsoprovided With dia-metrically opposite upstanding posts or rods 23-23 ofthe desired height which extend through suitable openings in a secondstake holding ring 24. Said ring 24 removably receives the top ends ofthe 'stakes 21 and is formed with a peripheral groove in which islocated a yielding stake holding member' in the form of a helical coilspring 25.. The ring 24: includes a hub 26 and radial arms 27 andassociated with said hub is a means for releasably engaging the threadedrod 111 as described in my prior patent hereinbefore referred to.Associated With the groove 19 in the ring Vor plate 18 is a similarspring 28.

ln thestarting of the Weaving of a' fab-- ric the top 24 is locatedquite close to the ring or plate 18 and the top ends of the stakes areinserted in position on said top `ring and are held therein by theassociated spring 25, With the adjacent portions of said stakes locatedin the notches 20 of the plate or ring 18 and held therein by the spring28. VVit-h the stakes thus positioned a filler strand 21a is interwovenor laid over Stake manipulating controlling meuf/as.V

ln the present case a fabricv is desired wherein for the major portionthereof the liller strand passes over one stake and under the nextadjacent stake and so on and in other portions thereof, a number ofstrand courses pass over one side of one stake and then under the otherside of the next adjacent stakes to present a contrast7 the arrangementof the said courses being such as to produce the design, character orother configuration in the finished fabric, as best shown in Fig. 11- Tothis end I provide a means which is capable of moving each alternatestake out of its normal plane for the passage of the filler strandinserting or laying means and assotill ciated With the first mentionedmeans are each plunger is the same, a description of one Will suflicefor both. rIhe inner end of the plunger' 81 is normally engaged by aroller 32 carried on the free end of a swingT able arm 38 which ispivoted at its opposite end at 34 (see Fig. 8) on a support fixed .tothe upright arm 30. Said swingable arm hasa lateral projection on oneside Which carries a roller 36 adapted for engagement With the peripheryof a toothed-like star Wheel S7 rotatively mounted on an upright shaft88 fixed at its bottom end in the associated standard part 6.

rllhe star Wheel 37 has a plurality of projections 39 on its peripheryand between said project-ions are shallow recesses 410. Gn the underside of said star Wheel provided ratchet teeth ll .as best shownVin-'Fig .10. The star Wheel is operatively connected lfor rotation inone direction with a gear Ll2 also rotatively mounted on the shaft 38,by means of a spring pressed paivl 43 carried by said gear and ywhichcoacts With the ratchet teeth 41 on said star Wheel.. vThe gear `42meshes With'the ring gear 16 on'the top Aend of the cylinder y15 and hasthrust Pivoted` ata. point between its ends on sa-rd bearing against asleeve 38il in which the top end ofthe shaft 88 extends, said sleevebeing supported by `posts 88b-88", upstanding from the standard part l6,best shown .in Fi-gs-12 and 3. 1t is apparent that as the cylinder 151is rotated, the gear 42 is driven thereby and said gear, in turn,through the pawl 43 causes said star wheel to be driven in the samedirection. lrlowever the driving connection .between said gear and starwheel is such .that when it is necessary, the star wheel may be rotatedor advanced step by ste ahead of the @fear for a ournosc and in avmanner to appear later. As the star wheel is rotated, it will vibratethe arm 88 which, in fturn, will Lreciprocate the plunger 81 and saidplunger will engage a stake 21 and project or flex the same out of itsassociated pocket or recess 2O in th lplate or ring' 18. This projectingof the stake, is of course in advance of a stake spreader carried on thetop end` of an upright supporting` member 45 upstanding from the base 1and up through which the `llcr strand 21v is conducted to be woven orlaid over and under 'the stakes.

The Astar wheel is so formed and so timed Lwith reference to the stakesthat it will impart a reciprocation to the yplunger 31, cach time analternate stake approaches the plane of said plunger which, of course,will project or flex the same outwardly fromv its normal plane. Toinsure the return of the projected stake to its proper recess in thering 18, after it has passed fthe stake spreader, I provide toothedwheels 46 and 4T, one arranged in a plane above and the other ina planebelow that of the `ring 18. The said wheels arc rotatively mounted on avertical stub shaft 48 4located ashort distance outwardly from the planeof the stakes and the teeth thereof project through the spaces betweenthe 4stakes and mesh with the pins 22 in the manner of a gear, t-hespaces between said teeth receiving the projected stakes. The teeth of'the wheel 46 meshing with the pins 22 on the ring 18, as mentioned, arerotaj tively driven thereby in timed relation with the stakes. The shaft4,8 is ournalled in the end of an arm 49 adjustably supported by a boltand slot connection 50 (see Fig. 8) with across member 51 that connectstwo ot the standards 2-2 at the associated end of the machine. Theconstruction just above mentioned is fully shown 'and described in myyprior patent hereinbefore referred to so that it is 'not necessary togo into greater Adetail regarding rthe same. This bolt and slotconnection however is such that theposition of the wheels 46 and 47 maybe accurately determined with reference to the position'of the stakes.Fixed to the vbottom end of the shaft 48 is an arm 52 which includes anoffset part 53 arranged in a eplanebetwe'en he wheels `46and4.7.,.asfbes't shown l1n Fig. 5.

offset part is .a lever 54 arranged substantially .in the plaaneiof the:ri-ng 18. The short arm yof said lever extends toward .the lplane oftheplunger 31 to be engaged bythe projected lstakes ywhile the long` arm:of said lever is connected Vby :a contractile 'spring 55 with theupturned end of the arm 52. Thus,

when each alternate stake is projected by the outward movement of theplunger, it ein-ages the short farm of the .lever 54 and moves itoutwardl against the action of the associated spring 55., which will.return Athe oarts to their normal position after passing the stakespreader. f

'To control the layingl of the filler strand whereby a plurality -ofcourses thereof are laid over one stake and under another Yto producethe vbefore mentioned design, 'char-- actor or configuration desired,provide means associated with the star wheel 37 :to actuate the samevvindependent of its associatedgear 42 so that in the rotation of thestake holding plates 18 and 24 the same stake projected from its normalplano va plurality of `timos vin Vsuccession and :thus a number offiller strand courses are laid upon the same .side of said stake insteadof laying` the strand first upononc side and then upan the other as iscarried out in Aweaving' vplain fabric portions.

The pattern control mechanism includes anl rupright threaded `shaft 56journallcd at its bottoni end in the standard part 6. The top end ofsaid shaft is .journalled in a bcaringplate 57 supported by posts 58rising from the top of said standard part. Between the shaft 56 and saidposts 58 is provided a squared shaft 59 which is rotatively jouitnallledat itsends yin said standard part and said hearingV plate 57. On thebottom end of the threaded shaft 56 is lined a gear pinion 66 arrangedin the plane of the bottom flange on the `cylinder 15 and adapted to beengaged and driven bythe rack 16 thereon. The rack and pinion are so fo-ed that. for each rotation of the cylinder, thc

gear pinion 60 and shattl receive a similar threadedy rotation.Associated with said and square shafts 56 and 59, respectively. is ablock 6.1 best shown in perspective in Fig. 9.y In said block are formedopenings 62 and 63 for the passage of said shafts. In the opening isprovided a bear-ing 64 through which the squared shaft may slide,bearing` also permitting of a rocking` movement of said shaft withrespect to said block. A disc 64L suitably fixed to the bottom end ofsaid bearing as by screws, so engages the bottom surface of the block61, that said bearing `moves vertically with said block, said disc andscrews being best shown in lFig. 2. rlhe 'bearing 64 as best shown inILDV Fig. 4A includes a dog 65, which extends toward and into closeproximity to the cylinder 15. On the top surface of the elevator block.61 is formed an overhanging plate portion 66 which has an opening 67therein, in line with the opening 62, the threaded shaft 56 alsoextending through the opening 67. A horizontal pin 68 is carried by saidplate portion 66 to one side of the openings 62 and 67 and slidablyguided on said pin between said block 62 and said plate portion is a;i"-.-;\.'e,iler er ciutcl'. block 69. Said traveller, which is bestshown in perspective in Fig. has a semi-cylindrical threaded recess 7@opening through one side thereof to be engaged with and disengaged fromsaid threaded shaft 56. rlhe traveller has an oJeninO 7l. to receive thenn 68 and on that side of the. traveller opposite the re-V cess 70 areformed spaced ears 7 2 to receive the short arm 73 of lever 74 which ispivoted at a point between its ends to said block 6l as best shown inFig. 7. The lever 7d is intended for manual operation or setting andwhen the long arm 7 5 is swung clockwise the traveller will engage thethreaded shaft and in the rotation of said shaft will travel or climbupwardly upon the same.

Then the long arm of the lever is moved counter clockwise the block 69is disengaged from the shaft and is free from the influence thereof. inthe upward or climbing movement of the traveller, the block 6l will, ofcourse, move with it due to the connection between the two. In thevertical movement of the block 6l the bearing 64 and dog 65 will, ofcourse, move vertically therewith because of the construction beforedescribed.

llVhen said traveller and block have reached will withdraw the traveller69 from its engagement with the threaded shaft and will then permit theblock 6l to descend by gravity 'to its lowermost position on the shafts56-59 which, of course, is adjacent the gear inion 60.

To the tcp end of the square shaft 59, just bebwthe plate 57 is clampedan arm 77 which is connected by a spring 78 with the plate in such amanner as to normally urge the dog of the bearing block 64, slidable onsaid square shaft, toward the cylinder A link 79 having a pin and slotconnection at one end with the arm 77 is pivotally connected at itsother end to a shorter arm 8O loosely mounted on the top end of theshaft 38. A ratchet wheel 8l is rotatively mounted on the shaft 38 justbelow said arm, and said ratchet wheel engages with and fixed to thestar wheel 37 so as to rotate therewith as by means of the screw S2shown in Fig. 4. The arm 8O carries a pawl 83 which is normally engagedwith the ratchet in any suitable manner. When 'the square shaft 59 isrocked as will later appear, a step by step movement is imparted to theratchet and star wheel 81, and 87,V respectively, through the mechanismbefore described, and this independent of the movement imparted to thestar wheel by the gear Lul-2, hen such independent movement is Lgpartedto the ratchetl and ratchet teeth ll1 on the bottom of the star 'I5 starwheel, the

wl eel will slip over and `depress ythe pawl I and thus pass the same,the said star y v connected by said pawl e3. ln this independentincrement of the star wheel, the

plunger 3l is .actuated as before to flex, or

reel and gear being again immediately.

proie :t ontw fdly the desirer stake so that the spreader del mav L. assthe same.

The rocking movement of the shaft controlled by an associated Ipatternplate 85 carried on a rotatable part of the machine which pattern plate'is best shown in perspective in 6. There is one of these p ern platesfor each set of stake manipulating mechanisms and said plates squaredare .tired one/above the other on the cylinder anism. lt is apparentthat this is the most efficient manner of mounting the pattern platesbecause if they are both mounted m the same plane, each stakemanipulating mechanism would be actuated twice in eacri rotation of theYstake'holding rings.

Each pattern plate has a plurality of lugsl thereon with oppositelyinclined 'surfaces and said lugs are disposed on said plate in themanner of the outline of the design to be produced in the finishedfabric which as shown herein in Fig. ll is in the' shape of a diamond.

in the operation of the machine, `after a band of plain fabric has beenproduced by the over and under interweaving or laying of the fillerstrand and whensaid band has approached a sufficient height, theoperator actuates the levers 711 to throw the traveller bloclfs 69 ofboth stake manipulating mechanismsinto engagement with the associatedthreaded shafts 56. As the rack 16 on the cylinder approaches and mesheswith the pinions on the threaded shaft the said pinion will be rotatedone complete revolution. lilith each rotation of said cylinder 15 andpinion 60 the block 61and parts thereon will climb or travel upwardly adistance equalto the pitch of the threaded shaft 56. 4The ratio of thewidth of the lug on cam plate to the pitch on the threaded shaft 56,will be equal tothe number of strands desired to he laid ou rame sideof.stakes in pattern. As said block cliinbs said shaft, it will bring thedog into the plane of the bottoinniest lugs 86 on pattern, or cam plate,and in the rotation thereof with the cylinder 15 said dog will drag overthe same and imart a short rocking movement to the square shaft. rEhisrocking movement of the square shaft will cause the star wheel 37 toad-V vance one cog on ratchet 41 or instep with star wheel on other sideof machine, thus laying strands on same side of stakes as other sideuntil said dog 65 drags over neat bottommost lug on cam plate.V Thiswill cause squareshaft to rock and advance star wheel 40 one cog or outof step with other side, or back to ordinary weaving again.l

Grdinarily in the weaving of a plain fabric when a particular stakereaches one projecting mechanism on one side of the machine, itprojected outwardly so that the filler strand is laid on the insidethereof and when said stake reaches the projectingmechanism on theopposite side of the machine, it is not operated upon so as to beprojected but it is left so that the filler strand is laid on the otheror outside thereof. However, the lugs S6 are so disposed that insuccessive rotationsl of the cylinder the same stake isprojected out ofits normal plane a number of times in succession so that a plurality ofcourses of filler strands are laid over one stake and under the next toproduce the de-V sign shownin Fig. 11.

l/Vhen the block 61 has been moved upwardly on or has climbed theassociated threaded shafta distance greaterI than the vertical height ofthe patternv plate, the long arm 7 5 of the lever 74 will engage thestop cam member 7 6 on the posts 58 and is caused toinove counterclockwise.. This withdraws the traveller block from engagement with itsassociated shaft and the block 61 and parts thereon will descend or movedownwardly under the action of gravity and the star wheel 37 will thenagain function to project only every other stake, thus producing plainwoven fabric.

Filler strcmfl pac/mg mechanism. l

The'filler strand must of course be packedl to produce a fabric suitablefor use upon high class articles. In this instance I employ a packing'wheel 90'set at an angle to the vertical axis of the machine and mountedfor rotation on a suitable shaft 91 carried in a bracket 92 secured to a.part of the machine frame. The wheel 90 has a plurality of teeth 93which mesh withand are driven by the pins 22 on the ring 18 and whichcauses rotation of said wheel. As said wheel is thus rotated and beingdisposed at an angle as before described, theteethmove from a higherplane when irs'tengaging said pins 22 to a lower plane when leaving saidpins, the teeth of said wheely passing through the spaces between thestakes to engage said pins. Thus, as the filler strand is brought` tothepoint of insertion over; the wheehthe successive incoming portions ofthe ller strand are progressively movedfrom their inclined positionyrelative to the preformed fabric .to a position parallel to land closelycontiguous with the previously inserted filler strands.- The packerwheel isso mounted asto be universally adjustable but as the specificmanner of adjusting said packing.` Wheel formsvno particularpart ofthepresenty invention it will not be described in detail herein.

As the machine as illustrated Yand. described herein is of a duplexnature, that is as it includes two sets of stake manipulating means, italso includes a stake spreader 44 for each' mechanism.. As a fillerstrand is associatedwith each spreader there is of course two fillerstrandslaid between the stakes at opposite sides of the machine. VTothis end each filler strand' is fed from'a supplyreel (not shown) andpasses therefrom to suitable tension means 95 as bestshown in Fig. l andthen about suitable guide pulleys 96 and up through the stands 45 to thespreaders 44vfrom which they issue to be laid and packed upon thestakes, as before ldescribed. i n

General' operation of' machine.

Having' thus attested in @aan alava rious ystructures and mechanisms andtheir cooperative relation, I willV briefly state the operation of acompletely woven fabric. Assume that theY ring 24 is located closelyadjacent the ring V18 and that the stakes have been positioned therein,asbefore described. The filler strand associated with each stakemanipulating mechanism may be threaded by hand over and under several ofthe stakes fromy the point of exit thereof. fromA the associatedspreader. Another manner rof starting is to pull a sufficient length ofstrand fromthe-supply reel and in the rotation of the stake ringsthestrands willbe automatically laid and packed in proper position. Inthe rotation of said stake rings,l 'the plungers- 31 are reciprocated by.the star wheels in time-d relation toproject each alternate stake fromits `normal plane andas said rotation is continued an upward movement isimparted to the top ring 24 by reason of its engagement with thethreaded rod 14. In this manner the fabric is moved upwardly as it isformed. operator aetuates the levers 74 to bring the clutch blocks 69into engagement with the shafts 56 which receives one complete rota-At'the proper time the` tion for every rotation of the fabric and stakerings. 1n the rotation of said shafts and When the traveller blocks areengaged therewith, a step by step upward movement is imparted to theblocks 61 Which brings the dogs into the planes of the lugs S6 on thepattern plates. A rocking movement is thus imparted to the squaredshafts 59 and this movement is translated into a step by step movementto the ratchet Wheels 81 and to the star Wheels 37 independent ofthegears 42.' This, of course, produces what may be termed eXtra movementsof the plunger-s so that the same stakes are successively moved out oftheir original plane and a number of courses of strands are laid firston one side and then on the other side of said stakes. After the blocks61 have passed vertically into planes above the associated patternplates, the long arms of the levers 74t- Will engage the stops 76 andwill actuate them to disengage the traveller blocks from the threadedshafts when the blocks G1 and parts associated therewith will descend bygravity and will then remain inoperative until again manually actuated.The machine continues its operation in Weaving plain fabric wherein thestrands are Woven individually over one and 'then under the next stake,as before.

Should it be desired to leave a band in the fabric by passing aplurality of strand courses under one stake and over the next, entirelyabout the fabric, this may be done by actuating the lever 74 by hand Yatthe predetermined intervals. j

W hen a fabric has been completed the machine is stopped `and theincoming liller strands are severed and the fabric then removed from therings 18 and 2a, after which the ring 2a Vis lowered yinto proximityWith the bottom ring 1S andnew stakes inserted, and the machine is againstarted and operated as before described. Of course, other Ways in whichthe machine may be made ready for Weaving will, no doubt, suggestVthemselves from the above disclosure. Y Inasmuch as the disclosure Willsuggest to others, modified structures whereby the substantial objectsof my invention may be attained, fdo not Wish to be limited to theconstruction shovvn and described, except as may be necessary bylimitations in the appended claims.

' IV claim as my invention:

y 1. A machine for Weaving a stakeA and strand fabric embodying therein,means Vfor supporting a plurality of stakes in arcuately spaced relationmechanism for rotating said stake supporting means, devices actuated inthe rotative movement of said means for projecting alternate stakes outof their normal plane, means for laying a filler strand over and undersaid stakes, and means actuated by said rotative stake supporting meansfor successively projecting the same stake out of its normal planeso'that a plurality of vsuccessive courses of filler strand is laid onthe same side of said stake.

2. A machine for weaving a stake and strand fabric embodying therein,means for supporting a plurality of stakes in arcuately paced relation,mechanism for rotating said stake supporting means, devices actuated inthe rotative movement of said means for project-.ing alternate stakesout of their normal plane, means for laying a filler strand over andunder said stakes, normally inactive means adapted to be actuated duringthe rotation ofsaid stake support-ing means to successively project thesame stake out of its normal plane so that a plurality of coursesofliller strand may be laid on thel same side of said stake, and meansfor operatively connecting said normally inactive means with saidrotative stake supporting 4means to render the same active.

the rotative movement of said means for projecting alternate stakes outof their normal plane, means for laying a filler strand over and undersaid stakes, normally inactive means adapted to be actuated during therotation of said stake supporting means to successively project the samestake out vof its normal plane so that a plurality of courses of fillerstrand may be laid on the same side of said stake, means for operativelyconnecting said normally inactive means With said rotative stakesupporting means to render the same act-ive, and devices automaticallyoperated when a predetermined amount of fabric has been made forrendering said normally inactive means, again inactive.

ll. A'machine for Weaving a stake and strand fabric embodying therein,means for supporting a plurality of stakes in arcuately spaced relation,mechanism for rotating said stake supporting means, devices actuated vinthe rotative movement ofsaid means for projecting alternate stakes outof Vtheir normal plane, means for laying a filler strand over and undersaid stakes, and means rotative with said stake supporting means andcapable of actuating .said stake projecting devices for successivelyprojecting the same stake out of its normal plane so that. a pluralityof successive courses of filler strands is laid on the same side of saidstake.

5. A machine lfor Weaving a stake and strand fabric embodying therein,means for supporting a plurality of stakes in areuately spaced relation,mechanism for rotating said stake supporting means, devices actuated inthe rotative movement of said means for illu iii

projecting alternate stakes out ofy their/normal plane', means for'laying a filler strand over and under said stakes, and 'patternl platesrotative with said vstake supporting means for controlling said `stakeprojecting devices Which Will act to project the same stake out of itsnormal plane so that a plurality of successive courses of. fillerstrands lvis laid on tliesame side of said staker G. A machine` forWeaving a stake :and

stiand fabric embodying Jtherein, means for Vsupporting a plurality ofstakes `in arcuately spaced relation, mechanism for rotating said stakesupporting means, devices actuated in the rotative movement of saidmeans for projecting alternate stakes out of their normal plane,meansfor laying a ller strand over and under said stakes, and

.pat-ternplates rotative With said stake supporting means and includingmeans arranged in the form of the design tov be produced, said lastmentioned means being capable of actuating said stake projecting devicesto project the same stake out of its normal plane so that a plurality ofsuccessive courses of filler Astrands isilaid on the saine side of saidstake and on the other side of adjacent stakes in accordance with thearrangements of said means on the pattern plate;

7. A machine for Weaving a stake and stra-nd fabric embodying therein,stake lsupporting rings one vertically movable rwith respect to theother, mechanism for rotating said stake supportingr rings, members onsaid rings for holding sta-kes in the desired spacedrelation, devicesactuated in the rotative movement of saidrings for projecting alternateStakes out of their 'normal plane, means for laying a jiillei strandover and under said stakes, and lmeans capable of operation after apredetermined amount of relative vertical movement of said rings forcausing said stake projecting` devices to successively project t-he samestake out 'of its normal plane so that a plurality of successive coursesot lillerstrands is laidv on the same side of said stake. A Y

8. A machine for Weaving a stake and strand fabric embodying therein,rotative stake supporting rings one being vertically movable Withrespect to the other, means on said rings for holding` stakes in thedesired spaced relation, devices actuated in the rotative movement ofsaid rings for projecting alternate stakes out of their normal plane,means for laying a iller strand over and under said stakes, meansassociated with said stake projecting devices for actuating` them tosuccessively project the same stake out of its normal plane so that aplurality ofsuccessive courses may be laid on Athe same side of saidstake, and means ro'- tative with one of said rings and controlling theoperation ot said last mentioned -means of adjacent stakes.

vat relatively different vertical spacingsibe` tweensaid rings.

9. A machine for Weaving a stake and 'strand fabric embodying therein, astandard, vmeans rotative on said standard and including stake holdingmeans, devices on said standard for project-ing alternate stakesr out oftheir normal plane, means for laying a filler strand `over Aone stakeand under adjacent stakes, means on'said standard anddriven from saidrotative means for actuating said stake projecting devices,

kand means associated with said last mentioned means and capable ofbeing actuated by a part of said rotation means for controlling the:operation of said projecting devices whereby saidrdevices Will act tosuccessively project ,the saine stake out of its normal plane so that alplurality of successive courses `of filler strands are laidA upon thesamefside of said stake.

10. A machine for Weaving a stake and strand fabric embodying therein, astand-,

ard, means rotativeon saidk standard and inproject the same stake out ofits normal plane so that Va vplurality ot successive courses of fillerstrands vare laid upon the same side of said stake. n

l1. A machine for Weaving a stake and Astrand fabric embodying thereinlrotative stake holding means, reciprocating devicesl for projectingalternate stakes out of their normal plane, a member rotative With saidstake vholding means, means actuated by said rotative member forimparting a reciprocating movement tosaid devices, and normally inactivelmeans associated With said last mentioned means and also operatedbysaid rotative member to cause said reciproeating devices 'tosuccessively project the same stake outwardly vso thatA said fillerstra-nd is-laid insuccessive courses on the same side'of said stake andon the other side .12.V A,machineforweaving a stake and strand fabricembodying therein rotative stake holding means, reciprocating devicesfor projecting alternate stakes out of their normal plane, a memberrotative with `said stake holding means, means actuated by said rotativemember for imparting` a reciproat# ing' movement to 'said devices, apattern plate carried said rotative member, andnormally inactive meansassociated with said. i

. last mentioned means and actuated by thel said pattern plate to causesaid reciprocating` device to successively project the saine stakeoutwardly so that said liller strand is .laid in successive courses onthe same side of said stake and on the othei side ot adjacent stakes.

13. A Weaving machine embodying therein, rotative means for supportingstakes in larcuate spaced relation, a reciprocating device orprojectingl alternate stakes out of' their normal plane a rotativemember driven in timed relation with said rotative means, and meansinterposed between said member and reciprocating` device tortransposingl the rotary movement of said member into reciprocatingmovement oil said devite.

14. A Weaving` machine embodying` therein. rotative means torsupportingstakes in arcuate spaced relation, Va reciprocating device forprojectingV alternate stakes ont ot their normal plane, a rotative'member driven in timed relation. With said rotative means, a toothedWheel adapted to be driven by said member, and means interposed betweensaid toothed Wheel and said reciprocating` device for impartingreciprocating movement to said device.

15. A Weaving machine embodying)` there in, rotative means forsupporting stakes in Varcuate spaced relation, a reciprocating devicefor projectingl alternate stakes out oi their normal plane, a rotativemember driven in timed relation with said rotative means,

means normally driven by said member and including parts 'tor impartinga reciprocating` movement to said device, and means associated With saidlast mentioned means and capable of actuating tlie'sanie ind-peinlent orsaid rotative member. V

16.?A Weaving` machine embodying' therein, rotative means torsupportinff stakes in arcuate spaced relation, a reciprocating,Y i, vicefor projeztinggi alternate stakes ont or their normal plane, a rotativemember driven in timed relation with said rotative means, a toothedWheel arranged adjacent said rotative member a clutch device betweensaid Wheel and rotative membei'-, and translating' the rotative movementoi Wheel into reciprocating` movement et rdevice'.

17. A Weaving' machine'embodying therein, rotative means tor supporting;stakes in sa d arcuate spaced relation, a reciprocating device forprojecting; alternate stakes out' ot their normal plane, a member rol vewith said stake supporting` means, a .acer driven by said rotativemember, a toothed member nor'mally rotative with' c. i rapable oit beingadvanced rotativ iv with respect to said gear, and means interposedvbetween' sad sai d eje-a toothed member and reciprocating device forimparting movement to said reciprocating device.

said

'said gear, means' lor advancing said toothed member ith respect to thegear, and means interposed between said toothed member andreciprocating` device ior imparting movement to said reciprocatingdevice.r

19. A .Weaving machine embodying therein, rotative means 'for supportingstakes in arcuate spaced relation, a reciprocating device 'forprojecting` alternate stakes out of their normal plane a member rotativewith said stake supporting means, a gear driven by said rotative member,a toothed member normally rotative with said gear but capable of beingadvanced rotatively with respect to said gear, a ratchet Wheelassociated With said toothed member tor advancingv the sameV Withrespect to said gear, means between said toothed member andreciprocatingdevice ter imparting movement .thereto and means toractuating said ratchet Wheel.

20. A weaving` machine embodyingtherein, rotative means for Vsupporting`stakes in arcuate spa-:ed relation, a reciprocating device Sorprojecting alternate stakes out of Ytheir normal plane, a memberrotative With take supporting means and includingf y'iniged thereon inpattern -form, va gear driven by said rotative member, a 'toothedvmember rotative Withsaid gear and capable et being;l advanced Withrespectthereto. means operatively connected tov said respect to said`gear, means connecting` said recipro ating' device with said toothedinem- I `ier and means actuated bv said pattern lugs ier advancing vsaidtoothed member with resoefft to said Q;ear. Y fr Weaving machineincluding a rotatha .ing a. top'gear member, a i ning with said top gearmember, a otlied member normally driven by said ai' but ipable of beingadvanced with 'respect to the same, a reciprocating device, meansconnectingl said toothed member and device tor reciprocating` the same',lugs ldisposed on said cylinder in different vertical navvl and ratchetAmechanism Vopconnectedt'o said toothed member toa ance itinr'lependently of said gear,`a rock shaft for actuating, said paivl,and means associated vwith said rock shaft and ada "f d to Aengageseidlugs on the cylinder for rocking' said rock shaft. K

Weavingmachine including a rotating;- cylinder having a top gear member,

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a toothed member normally driven by said gear but capable of beingadvanced with respect to the same, a reciprocating device, meansconnecting said toothed member and device for reciprocating thesame,lugs disposed on said cylinder in different vertical planes, a pawl andratchet mechanism operatively connected to said toothed member toadvance it independently of Vsaid gear, a rock shaft for actuating saidpawl, means associated with said rock shaft and adapted to engage Withsaid lugs on said cylinder to impart movement to said rock shaft, andmeans intermittently actuated by said cylinder to bring said meansassociated With said rock shaft in the planes of said lugs on saidcylinder.

23. A Weaving machine including a rotating cylinder having a top gearmember, a

. gear meshing With said top gear member, a

, toothed member normally driven by said gear but capable of beingadvanced with respect to the same, a reciprocatingdevice, meansconnecting said toothed member and device for reciprocating the same,lugs disposed on said cylinder in different vertical planes, a paWl andratchet mechanism operatively connected to said toothed member toadvance it independently of said gear, a rock shaft for actuating saidpawl, means associated With said rock shaft and adapted to engage withsaid lugs on said cylinder' to impart movement to said rock shaft, ascrew threaded shaft intermittently driven fromA said cylinder, and adevice adapted to be engaged with said threaded shaft for moving saidrock shaft actuating means into the plane of said lugs. Y

24. lA Weaving machine including a rotating cylinder having a top gearmember, a gear meshing With said top gear member, a

toothed member normally driven by Said.

gear but capable of being advanced With respect to-the same, a`reciprocating device, means connecting said toothed member and devicefor reciprocating the same, lugs disposed on said cylinder in differentvertical l disengaged with said threaded shaftV and- With Which saidrock shaft operating means is movable, and means for connecting saidtraveller to said threaded shaft so that said rock shaft operating meansis brought into fthe planes of said lugs on said cylinder.

25. A Weaving machine including a rotating cylinder having a top gearmember, a

gear meshing with said top gear member, a toothed member normally drivenby said gear but capable of being advanced with respect to the same,a-reciprocating device, V

means'connecting said toothed member and device for reciprocating thesamelugs disposed on said cylinder in different vertical planes, a paWland ratchet mechanism oper ativelyconnected to said toothed member toadvance it independently of said gear, a rock shaftfor actuating saidpaWl, means associated With said rock shaftand adapted to engage withsaid lugs on said cylinder to impart movement to said rock shaft, ascrew threaded shaft intermittently driven from said cylinder, atraveller' normally disengaged With said threadedshaft and with Whichsaid rockrshaft operating means is movable', meansfor connecting saidtraveller to said threaded shaft so that said rock shaft operating meansis brought into the planes of said lugs on said cylinder, and automaticmeans for trippingrsaid traveller from the threaded shaft at apredetermined time.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set l my hand, this 5th day ofAugust, 1925.

, MARSHALL B. LLOYD.'

